RAIN Notes: Tuesday, August 24
Jottings of Note
— Messy Leaks (Spotify)
— Brotherhood (Instreamatic)
— Chasing the Moon (Podchaser)
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Second annual The Next Great Podcast contest launches from iHeartRadio and Dan Patrick
Part incubator and part contest, The Next Great Podcast is beginning its second annual installation, produced by renowned sports journalist Dan Patrick with iHeartRadio. The end product will be a newly launched podcast with all the advantages of major network backing. Last year’s winner just launched this month — it is original and entertaining. Click for all the details. Continue Reading
A new magazine (yes, print) for podcast transcripts
Podcast transcripts can be especially helpful as companion pieces to long-form interview podcasts. The Australian-based Dialogues Media Foundation is betting on a market for transcripts, and has launched a hybrid print/digital monthly magazine. Continue Reading
AM/FM listening via streaming reaches new high (Edison Research)
AM/FM radio has reached a new high — of listening off-radio. Listening via streaming is now 12% of American radio listening (13 years and older). That carve-out is the highest ever established in the ongoing Share of Ear study by Edison Research. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, August 23
Jottings of Note
— 10-million Redemptions (Michel Cohen)
— Marvelous (Crooked Media)
— Executive Hire (TuneCore)
Launch of New Zealand Podcast Awards invites nominations for entry
A new regional podcast awards program has opened — this one for New Zealand podcasters living anywhere. An open nominations process leads to expert judging and a “Listeners’ Choice” segment. Click for nominating link. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Global makes a global hiring; female voices and the radio
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James Cridland returns with a richly informative newsletter about radio around the world. In this edition: Homage to Phil Valentine. A new and significant hire at Global. Research about female voices in audio. And a chuckle-worthy clip from BBC Radio 4. Continue Reading
New advertisers crack Magellan Top 15; Jelmar is top “Mover & Shaker”
In Magellan AI’s latest monthly report of top podcast advertisers, tracking July activity, we see many of the same brands that have populated the Top 15 Spenders list for the last several months. We compare the past four monthly reports to identify newcomers — there are only two amid lots of repeaters. Click for details and charts. Continue Reading
LiSTNR promotes music curator; grabs another from YouTube
LiSTNR, the audio app from Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), the Australian entertainment company, has announced an executive appointment and new hire, both intended to burnish the music playlists furnished in the apps. ONe is a promotion; the other music curation expert comes to the company from YouTube Australia and New Zealand. Continue Reading
Top 15 podcast networks unchanged in Triton Digital July report
Triton Digital released its U.S. Podcast Report for July, ranking top podcast networks and shows. In the Top 15 Networks ranker based on average weekly downloads, there are no additions to last month’s report. The Top Podcasts list is also overwhelmingly the same shows with some shifting of order. Click for details. Continue Reading
Spotify’s (baffling) argument for podcast exclusives: Streaming is better for everyone
Spotify has posted a baffling explanation of why it makes some of its podcasts exclusive to the platform, even though exclusive distribution is a standard business maneuver for customer acquisition and retention. We don’t know why this was necessary, or how it managed to be so confusing. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, August 19
Jottings of Note
— Bungling (The Verge / Apple)
— Global View (TuneIn)
— New Stoop (Radiotopia)